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Nine other people from Charlotte, whom police said are involved with the Bloods gang, were also arrested Sept. 21 in the incident, on charges ranging from weapons violations to attempted murder.

A sheriff’s office lieutenant on patrol Sept. 19 saw the muzzle flashes from the shooting and heard the shots, officers said.

Police pursued one of the cars that officers say was driven by Kemokai.

That car crashed on Interstate 77 after the shooting as police were pursuing the vehicle, police said.

Kemokai was found along I-77, Faris said.

Two of the alleged highest-ranking leaders of United Blood Nation are on trial, accused of running an organized-crime network with extensive ties to the Carolinas — from their prison cells in New York state.

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